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Reel Time: My witness statement

Jun 6, 2021 – Rusty Chinnis
May 3, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Angler’s action guide

I’ve written a lot lately about the critical issues facing our local waters and the need for anglers (everyone really) to get involved in efforts to protect them. What does it mean to get involved? H…
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April 26, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Get ready and get involved

Reel Time: Get ready and get involved

Tarpon were the sirens that lured the first tourists to Florida, and their mystique is still in full sway today. While fly fishing for tarpon holds a mystique of its own, the vast majority of angl…
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April 19, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Tarpon time

Reel Time: Tarpon time

Tarpon season is one of the most anticipated times of the year on local waters. While I’ve encountered tarpon occasionally most every month of the year, April through July is the time eager anglers t…
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April 12, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: An unfolding tragedy

Reel Time: An unfolding tragedy

Rounding a mangrove corner into Clam Bar Bay on the edges of Tampa Bay, I had the sensation of a place remembered. I had first visited Moses Hole on a kayak outing in 2013. But this time, somethin…
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April 5, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: The price of inaction

On Monday, March 26, the latest and hopefully final chapter unfolded in a sordid novel with no redeeming chapters and a far less-than-happy ending. The saga began in the 1960s when the Borden Corpora…
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March 29, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Zen and fishing

Reel Time: Zen and fishing

It dawned on me recently as I was wading a local flat that I was experiencing what I have written about over the past few years, namely the common ground that angling and Zen share. Zen’s focus on…
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March 21, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: The promise of spring

Spring is here, I can feel it, even if the fish haven’t given a clear signal yet. The Tree of Gold next door is in full bloom and I recently heard the first whippoorwill trilling in the pre-dawn dark…
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March 15, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: The importance of tides

Reel Time: The importance of tides

Having a good working knowledge of the tides in your area will greatly increase your angling odds. While I always like to follow the axiom, “The best time to go fishing is whenever you can,” understa…
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March 8, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

Volunteers clean up Sister Keys

Suncoast Waterkeeper teamed up with Sarasota Bay Watch on Saturday, March 6 during the annual Sister Keys cleanup. Thirty-five volunteers braved inclement weather and collected almost 900 pounds o…
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March 1, 2021
By Rusty Chinnis

New executive director joins Suncoast Waterkeeper

Suncoast Waterkeeper (SCWK) is pleased to announce Samantha (Sam) Gentrup as the group’s new executive director. Gentrup comes to Suncoast Waterkeeper with an extensive background in education and…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting